At The Village, children, families and adults find the hope they need to believe that their lives are meaningful. Through innovative specialized care, they find the help that is necessary for moving forward.

Our custom programs help clients move barriers and empower them to live healthier, more satisfying and stable lives. But helping clients to believe in themselves does not happen overnight.

Our unwavering dedication and connections with clients helps them achieve real and meaningful change – for themselves and ultimately the community as a whole.

We continue to grow and evolve to better serve the needs of our community, most recently by taking a larger role in the health care arena by adding mental health and substance abuse services for adults and partnering with primary care service providers to form integrated pediatric clinics.

Because it’s better to help families before problems occur – and in their own community – we have home- and school-based programs to help children succeed and to support their parents, including helping them to be financially stable. We even help moms before they give birth, and then afterward to bond with their babies. Our preschool program helps children develop in all ways – socially, emotionally and prepares them to enter school ready to learn.

Girl Within Luncheon, Dec. 1, 2017This luncheon celebrates 128 years of helping young women and girls who need guidance and support to become resilient, confident and independent, and those who have experienced abuse and neglect to heal. Proceeds support early intervention, and educational and empowerment programs for young women, girls and their families, as well as therapeutic, residential and educational support in safe, caring environments.Learn more and purchase tickets here.Foursomes for Fatherhood, JuneFathers have tremendous influence on the positive growth and development of their children. The Foursomes for Fatherhood Golf Classic supports programming that provides dads with the skills and support they need to get and stay involved in their children's lives.

The Village’s One-on-One Mentoring program offers youth ages 14-18 who are in foster care and young adults ages 18-21 who have continued their involvement with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) a nurturing relationship with a stable adult who can provide guidance and support in setting and meeting goals. These youth are bright, resilient, eager and hopeful. They need support, friendship, love, encouragement and patience to realize their full potential. Learn more: www.thevillage.org/program/one-on-one-mentoringThe Village’s Second Chance Shops in Glastonbury, Simsbury and Suffield are run entirely by volunteer Auxilians. All proceeds from the shops, which sell new and gently used clothing and household items, support The Village. Volunteers commit a few hours each month to staff the store and organize merchandise. Leadership opportunities are also available. Learn more at: www.thevillage.org/about-us/auxiliansThe Village is always seeking new foster families. In times of trouble, we lean on family and friends. For many foster children, that support network doesn’t exist. You can change that. By opening your home to a foster child, you can provide safety, stability, structure and kindness. You have what it takes, and we provide extensive training and ongoing support. We are here to help 24 hours a day, every day. Learn more here.

The Village’s work is often complicated and multifaceted, but your gift doesn’t have to be.There are many ways to give. Online donations offer the most immediate impact, but we are always grateful to our supporters who recognize the importance of ongoing, permanent support by establishing a dedicated fund in our endowment targeted to the population or program that you designate. Others choose to name The Village as a beneficiary in their estate plans or retirement funds. We can also help you establish life income gifts such as charitable remainder trusts (CRTs), charitable lead trusts (CLTs) and charitable gift annuities (CGAs). However you choose to give to The Village, your gift helps children, adults and families achieve real and meaningful change in their lives.Our Uniform Drive runs in August to collect donations that help families purchase school uniforms so their children can start the school year ready to learn. In December, we accept donations of new, unwrapped toys, gift cards and household items for our Holiday Giving Tree drive.